A native of Armenia was killed in Samara

January 15, 2011 at about 20:00 in Samara at the bus stop "Postnikov ravine" five young people attacked a 19-year-old student of the 3rd year of law Faculty of SamSU Armen Sahakyan.

The student received numerous stab wounds. He died on the way to hospital.

A criminal case was initiated under Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder). The investigation is working out several versions of what happened, and an attack based on hate. The father of the deceased said that the young man was not robbed. Note that in Samara that day it was planned to hold a rally in memory of Yegor Sviridov, a member of the Spartak "Phratry" killed on December 6, 2010, however The procession did not take place due to the arrests of its alleged participants police officers.

Sources

• The father of the deceased SamSU student believes that the murder occurred on ethnic grounds // Volga News. 2011. January 18.
• Samara student killed in Samara // Volga News. 2011. January 17.
• The student killed in Samara was in his third year at the Faculty of Law // Volga News. 2011. January 17.